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5/4/09

The irises beat me to it

I have entered that phase of extreme pregnancy where I should probably post every day to keep the "are you still pregnant?" emails and phone calls at a minimum.

As of 8:34 pm, Monday May 4th, I am still very pregnant.

After two weeks of having my poor in-laws camped out here to help in the event of an "early" birth, it seems this baby is going to be on time or late. Nothing like making your in-laws stop their whole lives, do your dishes/laundry/cooking and hang out in your one bathroom house for weeks for NOTHING.

Don't get me wrong. I'm THRILLED that Lima Bean didn't come early. She will be full, FULL term. CG and Zoe have their own birthdays. I've had enough time to craft a bit, pack and repack our bag repeatedly, and read some labor/baby/fun books.

We have met with our doula again. We've had several date nights (wherein I insist I'm not very hungry and then proceed to eat most of both of our meals). We've reworked our birth plan and attached it via shiny ribbon to a basket of snacks for the labor and delivery staff. (We've finished all the work for escrow on both of our houses! YAY! It's official!)

I just read your Swistle listing and comments. Now I am SOOO curious what your name is. There is a bunch of overlap with our list, but no worries. I am a firm believer in first come first served. And if our "baby 2" beats Lima Bean into this world I will be SUPER shocked. BTW, Ellie is a great nickname for Eliza - Just ask my friend Karen.

Oh, made it to the due date! Well, have her today and she'll share my husband's birthday! Or maybe on Mother's Day? That'd be kind of sweet.Also, I remember seeing cross stitches of babies and storks and stuffs done by patients at my old OB's office and I would wonder what intense boredom could have compelled them to do that. Now I know!

yours truly

CBHM is raising Z (born April 2006) and E (born May 2009) in small-town Virginia with Chic Geek and Sweet Dog as companions in the journey. You can email her at cluelessbuthopeful (at) gmail (dot) com.

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